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For KWA construction, Conbrio Managing Principal Bill Bancroft worked with the owner to prepare and finally transfer leadership to the younger generation. The preparation took place over two to three years and involved several discussions to overcome a variety of issues to ready the owner to give up responsibilities and the younger generation to take them on. Over several years, …

For a Global 15 law firm, over three years, Conbrio designed and delivered a comprehensive leadership development program, including individual assessments of participants, development of a leadership model, team development, scenario and strategic planning, idea innovation for thriving in each of the scenarios, sales process and training to pursue work in teams, storyboarding and presentations. Participants were young partners in …

For several individuals in the private and not-for-profit sectors, including some participating in a leadership development program at Austin Industries, Conbrio Managing Principal Bill Bancroft has provided executive coaching. Those he coaches generally fall into two categories. First, people in their 30s, who’ve achieved success through their technical abilities. Their challenge is to pivot to effective leadership and management. But …

Nearly every city at one time or another holds workshops for its mayor and council members. Some cities hold workshops every year. The workshops serve at least two purposes: Update or completely rewrite the city’s strategic plan. Build trust and common vision so mayors and council members can work better together as a team to further interests of their cities. …

For 15 years Honduras Threads has worked with up to 70 women in communities on the rural outskirts of Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras. In doing so, Threads has sold and returned nearly $400,000 to members in five cooperatives and, more important, helped to build dignity and self-respect among co-op members. Conbrio’s Managing Principal Bill Bancroft led many of …

For the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, Conbrio designed and led several projects. In its first years, Conbrio designed and led day-long workshops for the board chair, executive director and staff to talk through strategy and agree on the plans for the year. It designed and led one of the institute’s board meetings and it led an organizational design project, …

For St. Philip’s School and Community Center in Dallas, Conbrio led an organizational design project for the organization’s executive director, board chair and staff. As the organization has expanded and begun to focus on capital campaigns and redeveloping parts of the neighborhood boarding St. Philip’s, so has the responsibilities of the executive director. So much so, the executive director found …